Friday, October 8, 2010

The Pink Ribbon

你知道什么是粉红丝带吗? 那你又知道十月份是国际乳腺癌防治月吗?
如果不知道, 身为女性的我们就要注意了...
男性们,如果你也疼爱你身边的爱人,就请你让她们知道吧~
这项活动最主要是要增加公众对乳腺癌的认识.
与此同时,该活动活动也为乳腺癌影响的人群提供信息和帮助.



乳癌在女性之中是最常见的癌症.所以女性朋友们记得每一个月帮自己检查乳房.

Breast Self Exam Instruction:
Step 1- Visual Inspection Look for any changes in the skin over breast like redness, swelling or puckering and nipple changes like discharge, scaling or indentation.
Step 2 - Tactile Inspection.There are three ways to physically examine the breasts. The Circle method, The Line method, and The wedge method
The Circle Method: Move the three middle fingers in a circular fashion starting from the outer edge of the breast towards the nipple.
The Line Method: Move the three middle fingers starting from underarm area down below the breast. Move slowly back upwards.
Repeat this until the entire breast is felt.
Wedge method: Move the three middle fingers beginning at the outer edge towards the nipple.
Repeat the procedure for every wedge until the entire breast is felt.
Regardless of the method, the objective is to feel the entire breast and observing any abnormal changes. The breast should be soft and smooth to the touch.
Pay special attention to check the underarm and upper chest areas. Feel the entire breast. Breast should be soft and smooth.
Observe for abnormal changes.
Check under arm and upper chest areas.

http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/tests-32965-47.html

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